Fifth Street Asset Management Inc. (FSAM) is a Asset Management company in the Financial Services sector, currently trading at $0.01. It has a SharesGrow Score of 42/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
Financials: revenue is $83M, +6.4%/yr average growth. Net income is $2M (loss), growing at +31.1%/yr. Net profit margin is -1.9% (negative). Gross margin is 100% (+30.4 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $117M with negative equity of -$5M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 0.7 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 65.4%. Total assets: $179M.
Analyst outlook: 1 / 2 analysts rate FSAM as buy (50%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value ?/100 (Fail), Growth 83/100 (Pass), Past 75/100 (Partial), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 50/100 (Partial), Future 40/100 (Partial), Income 10/100 (Fail).
